GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| culmination | the action of culminating |